Would you buy house without a bath?

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We’re planning a bathroom renovation for a house we’re buying. House has a small toilet / shower room on ground floor (which we will eventually turn into toilet only), and a bathroom (separate toilet / bath room) on first floor. Long term plan is to convert loft and have a big bathroom there. For day one, we will only renovate the bathroom on the first floor. I think it’s too small for a separate bath & walk in shower so I’m planning on ditching the bath and just having shower. My concern is making the house unsellable, we don’t plan on ever selling but who knows what the future holds, eh?

would the lack of a bath put you off buying a house?

Yes.

A house I otherwise loved, no, especially if it had a lovely shower. But I’d be thinking how I could eventually put one in and probably end up putting a shower over a bath. But definitely wouldn’t put me off.

No. Not if there was no space to fit one.

We did this recently, and only have a shower.
I do wonder if it’ll impact our ability to sell in the future, however was just thinking about this yesterday, and realised it would actually be really easy to take out the shower and put a bath back in should any buyer want this (and would offer to do this at our own expense, for solid buyers).

You'll get lots of people saying a bath is essential.

But if you're planning on staying, I think you should have your house the way you want it.

I had the same dilemma, took out the bath. That was 12 years ago, haven't regrett it once. On the other hand I could have had 12 years being annoyed by the bath 😄

might be an issue for few as p do like to bath babies young kids

what you could do is put a double walk in shower in the space where you could put a bath
then it would be very easy to replace shower with bath at minimal cost

It wouldn't bother me pre children or once they are old enough for a shower but for families with kids there is a certain age where its hard not having a bath - 6 months to about 7. But a lot of purchasers do the new bathroom new kitchen thing anyway so might not be an issue.

I would want a bath. Put a shower over the bath.

I’d need a bath in the house because showering babies/young kids is too much hard work. If I had an older family maybe I’d consider it, but I doubt it.

Yes if it had been recently renovated. If it was needing to be updated, it wouldn't be so much of an issue. Why the need for separate bath/ shower?

Depends if it's a family type house. I never take baths but my kids did until about 8

If the house was otherwise perfect I'd overlook the lack of a bath, but I'd put one in myself. And I'd discount it on Rightmove initially but might go back to it if I still hadn't found anything.

Personally no, I wouldn’t even consider a house with no bath. I’m in my 60s, with long covid fatigue and muscle aches - I need a long soak in a hot bath before I can get going in the morning, and couldn’t stand up that long in a shower.
I suspect that parents of babies and toddlers wouldn’t buy one either - how would they bath the children?

I wouldn't have bought a house without a bath when my DC were babies/young children. In fact, I wouldn't buy one now, as I like baths. One of my DC spends hours in the bath, though, so maybe I should remove it.

I would only consider houses with baths unless exceptional and bath can be added but think you should do what works for you now if planning on staying.

No - one of the first things I check for. Definitely not if there was no room to put one in without remodelling the room space/converting the attic and probably not even if there was, as baths are really important to me (I hate showers) so I wouldn't want the hassle and expense of having to get a bath put in ASAP after moving. I don't care how rubbish and dated the bathroom is, as long as there is a bath somewhere in the house.

No, not at all. I hate baths. I took the bath out of mine, I've had no trouble selling houses without one before and there's no way that I'm keeping a bath that I hate for years, just for future buyers. I gave disabilities too and getting in and out of a bath can be difficult so it had to go.

I think it would families yes.

Wouldn't bother me but would DH and DS. Lots of older people seem fine without a bath too, my grandparents had a floor level double shower put in because it was easier for my grandpa than hoiking a leg over into the bath and the shower they had was very small. My parents have done the same thing as they worked out that other than an occasional grandchild they hadn't used their bath for nearly two years! DS and DNs happily use the shower and when really small my mum had a sit in plastic bath thing that sat inside the shower for them. If you're staying long term do what you like, a slower rather than a bath isn't going to stop most people buying a house they love as it's an easy fix

If there was space to fit one, yes, otherwise no.

My children are older and I don't use the bath now, so I would. However, it is useful to be able to bathe the dogs in the bath, so that would be a downer.

I would love in a house without a bath, but if I liked the house enough otherwise I could put one in. If it would mean redoing the whole bathroom I would knock that off what I was willing to offer.

If you plan on staying there long term, get it done exactly the way you want it.

*I wouldn't live in a house

I wouldn't get rid of the downstairs shower though, godsend with mucky kids from the garden or dogs!

Would you consider putting in a bath with a curved end at the tap end. Then put the shower part above the taps. It makes having a shower in the bath more comfortable as it is a little more spacious.
I'm sorry I can't do links. Perhaps a kind poster would do one for me please.

We usually shower in our house but when the dc were younger we used the bath for them. Sometimes you just need a bath - muscle ache etc.